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Friday, March 8, 2013

Mas d'Ousvan/Couleur Nature Fabrics and Giveaway!

Perhaps you've had the opportunity to see our newest fabric collection - Boutis! These wonderful fabrics were designed in France and printed in India. We now have the privilege of selling these fabrics in the United States, making it a truly international collection.

Read on for the story behind these fabrics...

The Story of Mas d'Ousvan

After ten
years work of designing block-printed fabrics, I wanted to explore the delicate
atmosphere of fine, old mansions, hidden in the mysterious landscapes of France. Thus, Mas
d'Ousvan was launched in 2001, offering softer tones compared to the flamboyant
colors of my block-printed linen collections.

Mas
d'Ousvan draws inspiration from old-world French designs, as well as printed
textiles from India known in
France
as Les Indiennes. These nostalgic
styles, which have been carefully conserved in textile workshops since the 17th
century, can still be discovered here and there in the old chateaus and fine
mansions of our lovely France.

With Mas
d'Ousvan, I seek to pass on the soft memories of our secret resting places. Images
of the delicate and precious atmosphere of the traditional farmhouses and villages
of beautiful Provence
invade my drawing board. Swamped with all these memories, I create new patterns
or adapt an old design steeped in nostalgia. Beauty and Romance are the two
young muses of this collection, filled with everlasting charm.

Bruno Lamy

Creator and Designer

What a wonderful story! These fabrics have certainly conjured up the French mansion feel that Bruno was after. Take a look at the entire collection here. Bruno's beautiful artistry doesn't just stop at fabrics, though. For over 20 years, he has been designing gorgeous table linens for his personal Couleur Nature brand. Skilled artisans print each linen by hand, so like Bruno's drawings, every finished piece is a one-of-a-kind work of art. See his lovely work at CouleurNature.com.

We're having a GIVEAWAY for these fabrics! Three lucky winners will each receive a fat quarter set from the Boutis collection. There are multiple ways to enter:

1. Leave a comment below with a link to your favorite fabric (or FQ set) from this collection and how you would use it.

2. Share this blog post and giveaway on Facebook or Twitter, and leave a comment below letting us know you've done so.

Be sure to include your email address so we can contact you if you win! Winners will be announced Friday, March 15th.

the only word i can use to describe this collection is EXQUISITE!!! i didn't know that i was waiting for this collection but apparently i was. i've been searching AND searching for a fabric line to create two wedding quilts for some very near and dear women that i have watched grow from infants. they will make spectacular quilts. the sad part is i have to finish their quilts before i can make one for myself... can't wait. the first collection i would use is http://www.shabbyfabrics.com/Product.aspx?ProductId=18095&CategoryId=1104 THANK YOU for the give-away and most of all for putting this collection into your inventory! pam

http://www.shabbyfabrics.com/Boutis-8-FQ-Country-Red-Set-by-Couleur-NatureMas-dOusvan-P18095.aspx?categoryid=1104I would love to do a Bunnyhill design with these fabrics. My sewing room is decorated in rose toile, how lovely it would be to WIN!!! XXXX

HI! BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION!THIS IS MY FAVORITE SET+I'D LOVE TO MAKE A NEW QUILT WITH THESE!http://www.shabbyfabrics.com/Boutis-13-FQ-Morning-Sky-Set-by-Couleur-NatureMas-dOusvan-P18099.aspx?categoryid=1104THANK YOU SHABBY FABRICS!

Wouldn't the blush FQ set ( http://www.shabbyfabrics.com/Boutis-8-FQ-Blush-Set-by-Couleur-NatureMas-dOusvan-P18092.aspx?categoryid=1104 ) make a beautiful baby girl quilt with just a few more pinks mixed in? Thanks for the chance to win!

Thank you so much for showing al those nice fabrics! Reminds me of our visite to the Louvre, Paris, last october. I'm think of making all kinds of France stuff, like a France bread bag...nice shoppingbag, easter stuff or perhaps some nice pillows. My choice is the last one, neutral.Quilting greetings from the Netherlands

Beautiful fabrics - I've had a pattern for a long time called Meet Me in Paris (I think) that would be perfect with this fabric line. (P.S.: I shared this on Facebook even though it waters down my chances to win.)

Enter me, please, in this great giveaway. What lovely fabrics! I am partial to the red, so everyone check out how pretty it is at http://shabbyfabrics.com/Boutis-8-FQ-Country-Red-Set-by Couleur-Naturemas-dOusuan-P18095.aspx?categoryid=1104 I would use the pretty reds for pillows for my white wicker settee!

Beautiful! Its definitely the Country Reds for me~ http://www.shabbyfabrics.com/Boutis-8-FQ-Country-Red-Set-by-Couleur-NatureMas-dOusvan-P18095.aspx?categoryid=1104 I would go crazy making things for my bedroom~ pillows, toppers etc. Thanks for the chance!

i also love them all,but if i had to choose it would be Boutis Rose Pink set and i would make a quilt to go on my bed as we have just done our bedroom up and it is charcoal grey and black so the pink will look awesome in there,thankyou for a chance.xx

We can only pick one? It's so hard! But I chose the blue:http://www.shabbyfabrics.com/Boutis-13-FQ-French-Blue-Set-by-Couleur-NatureMas-dOusvan-P18101.aspx?categoryid=1104I'd use them in a tumbling stars quilt I'm planning.

Gorgeous fabrics! Thanks for the background information!I love this collection the best:http://www.shabbyfabrics.com/Boutis-8-FQ-Lavender-Set-by-Couleur-NatureMas-dOusvan-P18098.aspx?categoryid=1104

I don't have much lavender in my stash so I think I would use this to make a new tote for me. I will be going to Chicago to a quilt show in June, so it would have to be something big enough to hold my camera, wallet and any goodies I might buy! :)

I just started to collect fabrics for my bedroom that will be done in the summer and I already chose some lovely blue and sand colored fabric, I think that the Morningsky blue is my favorite fabric to use! So may I please be in?Greetings Lida

I love them all, I live in France so see the beauty around me all the time, the chateaux, the mansions.... what's not to love, I would say the blue and white is my favourite - Morning Sky. Thanks for the giveaway.

Lovely fabrics. I would like the last (grey) set. I am still doubting if I will make the Dear Jane. But till now I did not know which colour: blue, red of black & grey. But with this set, it will be black and grey.

(I'm sorry for my bad English writing. I read and understand it good but when i'm writing it......)More as 20 years ago I went with a friend to Franche (The Loire, to visit castles) becuese we were 10 years friends. I want to use te fabric to make a memory quilt together with some photo's I made.The fabrics have really the ambianche from France!!!The coular I like is http://www.shabbyfabrics.com/Boutis-8-FQ-Rouge-Set-by-Couleur-NatureMas-dOusvan-P18096.aspx?categoryid=1104I have no face-book or twitter but i will set your gave away on my blog: http://gonnyvanalleswat.blogspot.nl/ (Amaditjesendatjes)almaadde@gmail.com

the neutral set should be beautifull in our french country house , where the walls are paintedjust in the same color. I should make a romantic quilt for the living room with it !marleen info@depotterije.be

I just love the boutis with the shade of blue:http://www.shabbyfabrics.com/Boutis-13-FQ-Morning-Sky-Set-by-Couleur-NatureMas-dOusvan-P18099.aspx?categoryid=1104

I am an alltime blue lover and I am working on a bue and white (and a shade of grey) kingsize bedquilt, this set would fit in wunderfull. So thank you very much for the oppportunity to win this fabricsKind regards, Connyconnysquilts@live.nl

Love both of the blues, but the neutrals are so pretty - what a hard decision!http://www.shabbyfabrics.com/Boutis-13-FQ-Morning-Sky-Set-by-Couleur-NatureMas-dOusvan-P18099.aspx?categoryid=1104Thanks for a great giveaway!

I would like a chance to win the give away, they are all lovely but if I could choose I would like to win the lila serie. I would include them in a quilt for my bed with more toile de jouy fabric. It would really be a interesting part of that quilt which i would like to make for a long time.Many greetings aubphg@hotmail.com

http://www.shabbyfabrics.com/Boutis-8-FQ-Country-Red-Set-by-Couleur-NatureMas-dOusvan-P18095.aspx?categoryid=1104Such beautiful fabrics! I might use it for a quilt or some pretty table runners/placemats/napkins would be fun too. Though I'm not sure how my three sons would feel. :-)

It is beautiful fabric! It was hard to choose but I think I like the neutrals, gray black etc. http://www.shabbyfabrics.com/Boutis-13-FQ-Neutral-Set-by-Couleur-NatureMas-dOusvan-P18100.aspx?categoryid=1104 I would love to make a small quilt for our room to lay at the foot of the bed or over a chair.

They are so beautiful with a great story. I love the morning sky so much. Love blues and browns together. I think I would like to make a little quilt with it combined with some cross stitch patterns ... something very romantic.

I LOVE the elegant, vintage look of the Morning Sky Set. It would make a lovely quilt for our guest room bed. http://www.shabbyfabrics.com/Boutis-13-FQ-Morning-Sky-Set-by-Couleur-NatureMas-dOusvan-P18099.aspx?categoryid=1104

I so love gorgeous pastels and soft elegant prints in fabric collections so I have to admit that I love every single color choice in this collection. But if I must choose, I think I'd start with Morning Sky. Like so many of the other comments, I would definitely want to get enough to make a Queen Size quilt for my bedroom. Just imagine how breathtaking a quilt would be in any or all of these beautiful fabrics. Thanks for the chance win some! Hugs...

What gorgeous fabrics. I love this set: http://www.shabbyfabrics.com/Boutis-8-FQ-Rose-Pink-Set-by-Couleur-NatureMas-dOusvan-P18097.aspx?categoryid=1104I think I would use some of it to create a sewing set for a very special friend and then send her the rest to work her magic on.

I have been admiring these fabrics since you first started showing them!! It is hard to choose a color way. I would love any of them! A great small quilt using the Crazy 8's pattern would be lovely! (of course I would need to pick up two more coordinating pieces )Thanks for sharinghttp://www.shabbyfabrics.com/Boutis-13-FQ-French-Blue-Set-by-Couleur-NatureMas-dOusvan-P18101.aspx

So difficult to make your choice!!! But I go for morning sky:http://www.shabbyfabrics.com/Boutis-13-FQ-Morning-Sky-Set-by-Couleur-NatureMas-dOusvan-P18099.aspx?categoryid=1104. maybe I will make a romantic tote with the fabric.......

http://www.shabbyfabrics.com/Boutis-8-FQ-Country-Red-Set-by-Couleur-NatureMas-dOusvan-P18095.aspx?categoryid=1104I would use it to make pillow covers for my living room, it's beautiful.Thanks for the chance!ap_lemos at yahoo dot com

The Country Red set by Couleur Nature is my pick of these beautiful fabrics. The lovely soft romatic colours would make a gorgeous quilt for my guest bedroom...and would definitely impress the guests!!

I know what I would like to make with this beautiful fabric! We just decorated my quilt room in our new house and I would love to see a quilt hanging on my wall made with the Boutis Neutral Set.sonjacornelia@me.com

I made a wonderful drawstring pouch with pockets inside to hold my antique wood spools of thread, pincushion and scissors and I also cross stitched an antique wood spool with a pin cushion on top of the spool all using Mas d'Ousvans' Angel Ivory Red fabric. Here is a link to the photos on my blog:http://madewithlovebyteresa.blogspot.com/2013/09/drawstring-handbag.html

Here is a link to my favorite but I can not just choose one, they are all my love. http://www.shabbyfabrics.com/Category.aspx?CategoryId=1105&s=&p=0&view=all

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